California's 36th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in California's 36th congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Ted Lieu (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

California's 36th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Ted W. Lieu	Democratic	68.7%	37.4
2022	Ted W. Lieu	Democratic	69.8%	39.5
2020	Raul Ruiz	Democratic	60.3%	20.7
2018	Raul Ruiz	Democratic	59.0%	18.0
2016	Raul Ruiz	Democratic	62.1%	24.1
2014	Raul Ruiz	Democratic	54.2%	8.4
2012	Raul Ruiz	Democratic	52.9%	5.9
2011 special	Janice Hahn	Democratic	54.9%	9.8
2010	Jane Harman	Democratic	59.6%	24.9
2008	Jane Harman	Democratic	68.6%	37.3
2006	Jane Harman	Democratic	63.4%	31.5
2004	Jane Harman	Democratic	62.0%	28.5
2002	Jane Harman	Democratic	61.4%	26.3
2000	Jane Harman	Democratic	48.4%	1.9
1998	Steven T. Kuykendall	Republican	48.9%	2.3
1982	George E. Brown	Democratic	54.3%	8.7
1980	George E. Brown	Democratic	52.5%	9.1
1978	George E. Brown	Democratic	62.9%	25.8
1976	George E. Brown	Democratic	61.6%	28.1

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ted W. Lieu Won	DEM	246,002	68.72%
Melissa Toomim	REP	111,985	31.28%
Total		357,987

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ted W. Lieu Won	DEM	194,299	69.75%
Joe E. Collins III	REP	84,264	30.25%
Total		278,563

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Raul Ruiz Won	DEM	185,151	60.34%
Erin Cruz	REP	121,698	39.66%
Total		306,849

Questions and answers

Who represents California's 36th congressional district?

Ted Lieu (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in California's 36th congressional district?

Ted W. Lieu won in 2024 by 37.4 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.